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Thursday Feb 9, 2017 #
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slept:6.25
I still haven't set all my goals for 2017 but as of this morning, Plan B is finally coming together! My application was accepted for the Ultra Tour Monte Rosa, a run around the 2nd highest Alp. (UTMB goes around the highest Alp, Mont Blanc.)
The RD is Lizzy Hawker, who won UTMB five times, and this is the route she used to train for that. It's a relatively new event and this is the first year she has offered the full 170 km loop route, which has 1800 meters more climb than UTMB.
Because of my sleep deprivation problems at UTMB, I've decided to tackle it as a 4-stage race instead of running straight through and fighting cut-offs. (The 58-hr cut-off is much more generous than UTMB so it was tempting.) We'll run about 40K each day with about 3,000 m climb. It will be interesting to plan a different type of training for this. I love running at night and will miss that aspect but it will be fun to see all the mountain scenery in daylight. They will put the runners in shared hotel rooms each night and feed us dinner and breakfast.
The participant feedback talks about the small, intimate feel of the event compared to some of the big mountain races. I'm sure that will change over time. In the past two years, there have been very few Canadian runners. If anyone else is interested, send me an email! There is also a 116 km distance that can be run as a single race or in 3 stages, stopping in the same villages as the longer course. They will even arrange hotel rooms for non-running friends although they have to find their own transportation between villages.
The RD is Lizzy Hawker, who won UTMB five times, and this is the route she used to train for that. It's a relatively new event and this is the first year she has offered the full 170 km loop route, which has 1800 meters more climb than UTMB.
Because of my sleep deprivation problems at UTMB, I've decided to tackle it as a 4-stage race instead of running straight through and fighting cut-offs. (The 58-hr cut-off is much more generous than UTMB so it was tempting.) We'll run about 40K each day with about 3,000 m climb. It will be interesting to plan a different type of training for this. I love running at night and will miss that aspect but it will be fun to see all the mountain scenery in daylight. They will put the runners in shared hotel rooms each night and feed us dinner and breakfast.
The participant feedback talks about the small, intimate feel of the event compared to some of the big mountain races. I'm sure that will change over time. In the past two years, there have been very few Canadian runners. If anyone else is interested, send me an email! There is also a 116 km distance that can be run as a single race or in 3 stages, stopping in the same villages as the longer course. They will even arrange hotel rooms for non-running friends although they have to find their own transportation between villages.
4 PM
Running (Trail) 1:06:13 [3] 8.1 km (8:10 / km) +157m 7:27 / km
shoes: Salomon Snowcross1 2nd pair
An awkward slog around Palgrave West. The Oak Ridges Trail was rock-hard and sometimes icy. K-Bash and Wheelie Woods trails were covered with ankle-deep snow coated with a strong layer of ice like a sheet of glass. Breaking through the crust left sharp edges and it took work to extract my feet; I thought I might tear the upper on my shoes. Poor AdventureDog slid around in the icy sections and found it hard work to run through the crusty snow. I think he was wondering what happened to his world!
7 PM
Strength & Mobility (Core) 20:00 [3]
Hard Core Live with Caron. She was happy to hear Cristina's comment on the yoga video.
8 PM
Power Yoga 51:00 [1]
C3 class